Meanwhile, one reporter -- WGRZ Buffalo's own Maryalice Demler -- got a chance to talk to Ford and liked what she heard. In a (now-deleted) tweet, she posed for a photo with Ford and called him a "sweetheart of a guy & a Bills fan!"

She added:

@BuffaloRising@WGRZ Yepper. Had a nice chat. Down to earth. Loves the Queen City. Sounded sincere. I don't judge.